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Learning to design is learning to see, an adventure that gets more and more captivating the further you go. A love letter to my profession.

If you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts

Sometimes it means, “there isn’t enough money to pay for that.” Certainly, among the undeserved poor, this happens all the time. And for things like health care and education, tragic…

If you don’t give money its purpose, it will end up defining yours.

In his letters—the pre-digital medium for distant long-form conversation—Seneca instructs his friend Lucilius to find one thing each day that will fortify him against death, despair, fear, or adversity. Just one thing. One nugget. And that’s what most of Seneca’s letters to his friend are about. They have a quote in them. Or a little prescription. Or a story. But in each case, Seneca is explicit. Here’s your lesson for the day, he says. Here’s your one thing. Obviously that’s the logic behind the daily emails I write (Daily Stoic and Daily Dad) but it’s also the way I try to live. Every tim...

On new creator platforms, individuality is a feature, not a bug.

Our choices reflect and determine who we are.

After taking notes on hundreds of Podcasts over thousands of hours it call comes down to this. It wasn't easy, but we've selected the 10 very best shows of 2020 along with the gems of wisdom for you all in one place.

Explore all the back issues of STRIKE! Magazine.

Tobi Lütke on how he spends his time, learns and makes decisions.

When I was a teenager I often used fantasy as a vehicle for escapism. Some people, when they fantasise, think about sex or dragons or wildly unlikely events like winning the lottery. I fantasised a…

I’ve observed thousands of founders and thought a lot about what it takes to make a huge amount of money or to create something important. Usually, people start off wanting the former and end up...

There’s no single formula for making work meaningful — but poor management is a universal obstacle.

You just keep on trying till you run out of cake

Writing and editing should be separate activities. When I’m in this creation mode, I shoot for a flow state. I keep my fingertips on the keyboard and measure progress by how many words I put on the page. My physical environment helps me be generative too. If I’m sitting down at my computer, I’ll turn

Creating a yearly them is like making a memorable marketing slogan for your most important value.

Josh Spector shares how he helps thousands of creators succeed by providing transformational, niche content.

I probably get asked this question more than any other: How do you read so much? I don’t think the question is really about me. I’m an author. It’s my job to read a lot. I think what people are really asking is how they can read more. Because as wonderful as reading is, in a busy, distracting world, it’s hard to find the time. Or rather, it’s hard to make the time. So when people ask: How can I read more? How can I read more books this year? What’s the secret to reading a lot? The short answer is just do it. (Nobody asks, “How do you find the time to eat?”) But obviously you know that. What...

Businesses that figure out how to leverage TikTok will have an advantage in building brand awareness, cultivating user trust, and efficiently acquiring customers.

I travelled the world and trawled the archive to unearth the hidden lessons from history’s most brilliant people

How to run a successful paid membership program in 2020

This brief guide on power laws covers what they are and how we can use them to expand our understanding of the world and get better results.

Learn how I went from zero to tens of million views in 5 years… and how to make your best ideas go viral in an age of information…

Five Mental Models for Creativity and Innovative Thinking